In the last few days WECA and Bristol City Council have made public more details about transport planning in the area, including a bus-based rapid transit network and the as yet mode-agnostic mass transit system.Continue reading
Category: Services
Peter Hendy's interim report on the Union Connectivity Review was published in early March 2021. It specifically mentions the need for better links between Bristol and South East Wales.Continue reading
FoSBR sees MetroWest as the core of an integrated transport network for the Bristol and Bath region. This requires a train every 15 minutes.Continue reading
FoSBR were disappointed at the loss of some services in the December 2020 Severn Beach Line timetable due to work on Bristol East Junction.Continue reading
Six new train stations may open in South-East Wales One new station is planned on the English side. Is this a good balance?Continue reading
WECA approved their 10 year delivery plan for Strategic Rail Investment at a meeting on 4th December 2020.Continue reading
For decades campaigners have fought off threats to the Severn Beach Line’s survival, and argued that it should be developed as an important part of...Continue reading
Train services on GWR are gradually returning to their pre-COVID-19 levels. With service frequencies getting back to normal, passengers are now welcome to come back...Continue reading
In 2016 the electrification of the Great Western Mail Line (GWML) from Bath to Bristol and from Bristol Parkway to Bristol Temple Meads was deferred...Continue reading
The latest official rail passenger numbers from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) of show a mixed picture in the Bristol area, after a...Continue reading